GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| spoof | deceive |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |